MINERAL SPECIMEN and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end July 7, 2016

Ends July 7, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Another exciting week featuring mineral specimens from the old Obodda dealer stock and also recently acquired old mineral collection from the east coast with plenty of classic material from historic defunct localities. As always, this auction is filled with interesting mineral specimens both classic and contemporary - not just the standard "20 species," but an eclectic assortment of exciting pieces that appeal to a wide range of collectors

Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Gemmy , LARGE TANZANITE !
2. Unusual & rare TSUMEB CALCITES
3. Excellent Mexico, European and USA classics
4. 1860s-era Sicily SULFUR ex. Bement collection
5. Large and rare Peru RHODOCHROSITE after BARITE
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Orpiment (classic locale)
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada
7.8 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Azurite & Malachite after Azurite (classic AZ)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona
4.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Aurichalcite w/ Calcite (old)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.0 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm
Quartz enclosing Arsenopyrite, ex Obodda
Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
12.9 x 7.1 x 4.4 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite stalactite (fluorescent)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
7.4 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
Gem Calcite (fluorescent) Payne Coll.
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
5.3 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Aragonite
Tazouta, Sefrou Prov., Fes-Boulemane Region, Morocco
9.4 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
4.0 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Halite w/ Gypsum
Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco, Ica Dept., Peru
6.6 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Sandstone casts of Halite xls (RARE Alberta!) Soregaroli Coll.
North of Waterton Lakes Natl. Park, Alberta, Canada
17.4 x 9.4 x 3.0 cm
Calcite (rare & uncommon locale) Tom Wolfe Coll.
Milpo mine, Atacocha mining district, Pasco Department, Peru
11.4 x 9.5 x 8.0 cm
Large gemmy color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
12.0 x 9.7 x 8.4 cm
Gem Spessartine Garnets
Navegador Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.8 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Fluorite cuboctahedron on Quartz
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
9.3 x 8.6 x 3.7 cm
Celestine w/ Sulfur (classic locale)
Agrigento Province (Girgenti Province), Sicily, Italy
8.8 x 6.8 x 4.7 cm
Barite (fluorescent) & Calcite (classic locale)
Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota
7.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Sulfur xl (old classic) ex Bement Coll. circa late 1800's
Agrigento Province (Girgenti Province), Sicily, Italy
6.1 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Hydroxylapatite ps. After Hemimorphite w/ Apatite (RARE!)
Astillero Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.8 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm
Gem Epidote xl (excellent - classic locale)
C-area pit, Eden Mills Quarries, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont
1.9 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Cassiterite
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Dept., Bolivia
3.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Amazonite & Smoky Quartz (New Hampshire)
Moat Mountain, Carroll Co., New Hampshire
14.8 x 9.9 x 6.8 cm
Uvite Tourmaline - rare red color
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Gem Chrysoberyl (11.65 carats)
Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil
2.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Paravauxite (Type Locality - old)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
9.8 x 6.6 x 4.2 cm
DT Beryl (RARE & classic NH)
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire
4.4 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Vesuvianite
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
2.6 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Hematite kidney ore
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
5.0 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm
DT Gypsum xl (RARE & rare locale) Cilen Coll.
Clink, nr. Frome, Somerset, England
5.9 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
Calcite cluster with phantoms (ex Dr. Gary Hansen)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co, Missouri
7.1 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm
Fluorite cube (rare style) Mervyn Ford Coll.
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
1.9 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
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